Reminder: We meet in the Computer Lab: CSB 021 from 4:30 to 7:10. I think this is in the basement of the building where we always meet.
Please watch the 6 video segments below and choose 1 article to read.
In the discussion section, reflect on one of these "texts."
Don't forget to submit your portolio on Monday.
Benefits: If students work with computers, it will help keep students organized. Publish work on-line. . . making work more important “in the grand scheme of the world.” Make lessons relevant, user-friendly. . . a comfort – Allows teachers to accommodate different learning styles Databases are helpful. . . students can get their hands on knowledge Students are saavy Not relying on the teacher for information - Positive environmental impact of using less paper – On-line instruction allows for a flexible schedule - Challenges: Internet blocks – How do we find the best information/examine it/ interpret it Skill sets need to be updated. Technology doesn’t always work . Smartboards need to be re-set A lot of teachers aren’t trained to use technologies. . . not up to speed with students. A lot of skill sets are being lost. . . art, penmanship, spelling - Detriments: A lot of skill sets are being lost. . . art, penmanship, spelling – Expensive. . . not everyone has access – Can distract students – Create a sense of laziness – rely on other resources – Death of face-to-face instruction/interaction-
Reminder: We meet in the Computer Lab: CSB 021 from 4:30 to 7:10. I think this is in the basement of the building where we always meet.
Please watch the 6 video segments below and choose 1 article to read.
In the discussion section, reflect on one of these "texts."
Don't forget to submit your portolio on Monday.
Benefits:
If students work with computers, it will help keep students organized. Publish work on-line. . . making work more important “in the grand scheme of the world.”
Make lessons relevant, user-friendly. . . a comfort –
Allows teachers to accommodate different learning styles
Databases are helpful. . . students can get their hands on knowledge
Students are saavy
Not relying on the teacher for information -
Positive environmental impact of using less paper –
On-line instruction allows for a flexible schedule -
Challenges:
Internet blocks –
How do we find the best information/examine it/ interpret it
Skill sets need to be updated.
Technology doesn’t always work .
Smartboards need to be re-set
A lot of teachers aren’t trained to use technologies. . . not up to speed with students.
A lot of skill sets are being lost. . . art, penmanship, spelling -
Detriments:
A lot of skill sets are being lost. . . art, penmanship, spelling –
Expensive. . . not everyone has access –
Can distract students –
Create a sense of laziness – rely on other resources –
Death of face-to-face instruction/interaction-
Technology